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Category Archives: General Info
Trading is counter intuitive
Some recent studies found that traumatic events are burned in our memories when there is a large amount of adrenaline in the human body. And we humans release adrenaline when we are scared or angy. Fear and anger are feelings that are also present when trading because we put our capital and our egos at risk. Continue reading
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Know what works
The ultimate measure of trading success is the bottom line. However, there are other key measurements and statistics in trading that can point to weaknesses in a trading plan.
August Performance Review
Another month has passed and it is time to look at the numbers and trade statistics. August was a very choppy and frustrating month for many as stocks moved up and down in large moves. I only had 6 trades … Continue reading
Why and what to journal
Below are some links to posts that provide some guidance on why and what to write in a Journal. Continue reading
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Tagged jounraling, what to write
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July performance analysis
Interesting month July. There were lots of really good setups that work great, but also many of them failed. And with failed moves come fast moves. I got stopped out of a lot of trades when breakouts failed. But I also was able to capture some great moves. Like IDT, ENTR and PWER. Positions were smaller than usual because I wasn’t sure if the market was going to move higher. I began to look at the S&P 500 E-mini futures for some clues and found that the 60 min chart with the 60 MA provided some insight for market direction. Continue reading
Know Your Setups
I often wondered how well I traded a particular setup. Do I anticipate and get in too early? Do I enter too late and miss the move? Looking at and reviewing past trades can help bring light to aspects of trading that need improvement. Continue reading
June performance
During the month of June I only entered into 4 trades. It was rather quiet as I didn’t see many opportunities to trade. I had two quick short setups that made a little money and two long setups that have 1/3 of their positions still in play with an ATR trailing stop.
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Risk Management Pt 4
Managing risk in trading is all about keeping losses small and your winners big. In the previous post I talked about how to calculate Reward : Risk in a trade and that the aim is to only enter trades that offer at least 3:1. In other words aiming for gains that are at least three times the losses. I (in the first post) also talked about parameters to choose your position sizes according to skill level (proven edge), trading capital and type of account. Next is to determine the number of shares for a new position. Continue reading
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Risk Management Pt1
Risk management is probably the most important strategy traders need to implement. I have read many books and blogs on trading where a simple 2% risk rule is advocated, but I have found that it doesn’t work for me. First, … Continue reading
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Failed Shorts
Last week I run a scan for stocks over $5, trading at least 500k shares per day on average and that were trading below their 20, 50 and 200 DMAs. I was looking for short setups as the market was in a down trend. I also run a similar scan looking for stocks trading above the 20, 50 and 200 DMAs for potential long trades. Continue reading
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Tagged journaling, market, stock, trading
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